Kids’ meals from Canadian chain restaurants are exceedingly high in calories, fats, and sodium: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Comparison of nutrient levels in sit-down and fast-food restaurant kids’ meals (excluding beverages and desserts)

	Sit-down restaurants (n = 248)	Fast-food restaurants (n = 83)	p-value*
	Mean ± SE^a	Mean ± SE^a	p-value*
Serving size (g)	318 ± 5	230 ± 8	<0.0001
Calories (kcal/meal)	566 ± 10	540 ± 17	0.19
Fat (g/meal)	26 ± 0.1	24 ± 0.7	0.09
Saturated fat (g/meal)	8 ± 0.4	6 ± 0.4	0.0003
Trans Fat (g/meal)	0.4 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.0	0.0002
Sodium (mg/meal)	1183 ± 30	1191 ± 54	0.89
Fibre (g/meal)	4 ± 0.1	6 ± 0.3	<0.0001
Calories (kcal/100 g)	185 ± 4	244 ± 7	<0.0001
Fat (g/100 g)	9 ± 0.3	11 ± 0.5	0.001
Saturated fat (g/100 g)	3 ± 0.1	3 ± 0.2	0.48
Sodium (g/100 g)	381 ± 9	538 ± 24	<0.0001
Fibre (g/100 g)	1 ± 0.0	3 ± 0.1	<0.0001
Fat (% total calories)	41 ± 0.8	37 ± 1.0	0.0087
Saturated fat (% total calories)	13 ± 0.5	10 ± 0.5	0.0004
Saturated fat (% total fat)	31 ± 1.0	27 ± 1.5	0.1336

Data represents weighted means for kids’ meals consisting of an entrée and side dish
*Mean values between sit-down and fast-food restaurant chains differed significantly, p < 0.05
^a SE Standard Error, standard errors were reported because data is weighted

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